Strays (Jane's Addiction album)

Strays
Studio album by
Jane's Addiction
ReleasedJuly 22, 2003
Recorded2002–2003
StudioHenson, Hollywood
Genre
Length48:22
LabelCapitol
Producer
Jane's Addiction chronology
Kettle Whistle
(1997) 		Strays
(2003) 		Up from the Catacombs – The Best of Jane's Addiction
(2006)
Singles from Strays
  1. "Just Because"
    Released: July 15, 2003
  2. "True Nature"
    Released: October 27, 2003

Strays is the third studio album by American rock band Jane's Addiction, released on July 22, 2003, on Capitol Records. Released 13 years after Ritual de lo Habitual (1990), the album marks the band's longest gap between full studio albums, although the group had recorded and released two new songs six years prior on the compilation album Kettle Whistle (1997). Strays is the first album to feature bassist Chris Chaney. Regarding the decision to record a new studio album after such a long hiatus, drummer Stephen Perkins stated that the band had already completed two reunion tours performing old material, and that Jane's was ready for "a new challenge."[5]

Upon its first week of release, the album sold 110,500 copies in the United States, debuting at number four on the Billboard 200, and was eventually certified Gold.[6] The single, "Just Because", was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2004.

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